Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-13
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY SEVENTH sEssIoN-NINTH DAY.
SENATE,
WEpNEspAY. January u. Is.

A. NJ. by Lieutenant Governor Waterman Roll
called and quorum present. Journal read and
approved
Mr. Jones asked leave of absence until Mon
day Granted
The following resolutions were offered:
By Mr.. Goucher-That Thad. Coleman, As
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms during the twenty
sixth extra session of the Legislature, assisting
in its organization. be allowed SIC 20. Referred
to Committee on Contingent Expenses.
By Mr.. Sargent-That j. Cofferd be hereby
appointed messenger of the Senate, TO be
stationed in the Sergeant alarms room, at a
per diem of So. Referred to Committee on At
taches.
By Mr.. White-1hat Chas. Robinson, Geo.
Lock and Granville Hudelstone be appointed
porters of the Senate at 81 per day. Adopted
Also-That James Wilson be appointed porter
of committee room. Adopted.
By Gesford-That J. Van Bragg be appointed
por,er of Judiciary loom, at a per diem OF a.
Adopted.
Mr. Langford Committee on Rules ask
leave to submit its report. Being the same rules
that were used at the Twenty.sixth session, with
the exception of Rule 3; from which the
words g When the Senate is equally divided the
Secretary shall take the decision of the Presi-
dent" were stricken out. Rule IL was adopted
as heretofore given in the RECORD UNION, to the
effect that the Senate shall appoint committees;
and also Rule %, the words " two-thirds vote"
stricken out and "three-fifths vote" inserted,
relating to the suspension of a rule or order of
the Senate
A minority of the committee reported in favor
of the rules as adopted at the Twenty sixth ses
sion. The majority report after q lengthy dis
cussion, was adopted.
A resolution was offered by Jones that the fol-
lowing committees be allowed clerks at a per
diem of S.: Agriculture, Claims Commerce,
Attaches and Contingent Expenses Corpora
tons, Counties, County Government Educa-
ton, Engrossed Bills, Finance, Hospitals Mill
tary Affairs, Mines, Mining and Drainage, Pub
lie Buildings other than State Prisons, Public
Swamp and Overlooked Lands, Public Morals
Public Printing. Roads and Highways, State
UntAr pfsrl,fa E,el,a
Game, Elections. City, City Government, Labor
and Capital, Chinese and Chinese Immigration
Forestry and Yosemite Valley. Viticulture and
Vine. Harbor, River and Coast Defenses Consti-
tutional Amendments, Banks and Banking In
stitutions, State Library, also Judiciary Commit
tee at per diem of SIS.
An amendment was accepted to the effect that
the Chairmen should not appoint the clerks
until business demanded.
The Senate then took recess until 2 O'Clock
P. NJ
Afternoon Session.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Goucher that
the following be elected as the Standing Com
mittees of the Senate
Agriculture-Dixon (Chairman) Hinshaw.
Langford, Sargent, Rose, Roth, Chandler, Steele
and Bowers.
.Claims-Meany (Chairman), Mcdonald Len
ahaD, McCudden, Mccarthy, Vrooman and
Dray.
Commerce and Navigation-Sullivan CHAIR
man), Spellacy, Haynes, Pinder, Lenahan
Byrnes aud Wilson.
Attaches, Contingent Expenses and Mileage
Murphy (Chairman), Hinshaw, McCudden, Hall
Observation-Disclosures (Chairman), Moffitt
McCudden, Yell, Sargent, Rose, Meany, White
Steele, Wilson and Chandler.
Counties, County Government and Township
Observation-Disclosures (Chairman) Gesford
Mottt. Jones, Chandler, Steele and Abbott.
Education-G esford Chairman, Caminetti,
Hinshaw, Haynes. Hall. Conkling and Bowers.
Engrossed Bills-Spellacy (Chairman). Dixon,
Sullivan, Mcdonald Crimmins, Crandall and
Steele.
Enrolled Bills-Roth chairman, Lenahan,
Pinder; Sullivan, Abbott, Byrnes and Nc
Federal Relations Jones (Chairman), Clunie,
White, Crimmins and Hall.
Finance-Moffitt (Chairmanl. Boggs, White,
Langford, Vrooman, Dray and Patterson.
Judiciary lunie Chairman, Haynes, Gou-
cher, White, Gesford, Jones, Yell, Vrooman,
wilson, Abbott and Crandall
Military Alphabetically chairman, Spell
lacy, Mcdonald, Yell, Crimmins, Wilson and
Jones.
Mines, Drainage and Mining Debris-Goucher
chairman, Caminetti Mccarthy, Clunie,
Chandler, Walrath and Conkling.
Public Buildings Other than Prison Build
ings-McCudden Chairman Meany, Pinder,
Lsngford. Mccarthy. Vrooman and Abbott.
Public Swamp and Overlooked Lands-Lang-
ford (Chairman), Moffitt, Mcdonald, Conkling
and Bowers.
Public Morals-Haynes Chairman, Roth and
Chandler.
Public PrintiDg-McConald (Chairman), Pin
der and Abbott.
Roads and Highways-Hinshaw (Chairman).
Roth, Dixon, Briceland, Patterson, Hall and
Byrnes.
State Library-Murphy chairman, Briceland
and Bowers.
State Prison and Prison Buildings-Jones
Chairman, Lenahan. Murphy, Briceland, Mof-
fit, Langford, Yell, Wilson and Abbott.
Irrigation-White (Chairman), Roth, Yell.
Boggs, Caminetti Walrath, Wilson, Abbott and
Bowers.
thy, Jones, Crimmins and Walrath.
Elections-Caminetti (Chairman), Clunie,
Dixon, Sargent, Pinder, Hall and Byrnes.
City City and County, and Town Govern
ments-Moffitt (Chairman) White, Goucher, Yell,
Boges, Byrnes and Walrath.
Labor and Capital-Boggs chairman, SPELL
acy. Rose Dray and Chandler.
Chinese and Chinese NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
chairman, Gesford, Sargent, Roth, Crimmins,
Patterson and Conklin.
Apportionment and Representation-Lena-
han (Charman), Dixon, Briceland, Sullivan,
Murphy, Chandler, Dray, Steele and Bowers.
Forestry Yosemite Valley and Big Trees
Boggs Chairman, Goucher, Meany,. Pinder and
Byrnes.
immigration other than Chinese-Yell Chair
man, Rose, Haynes, Abbott and Bowers.
Viniculture and Viticulture-Rose Chair |
man. Gesford Caminetti; Hall and Bowers.
Constitutional Amendments-Yell CHAIR |
mani, Boggs White, Vrooman, Haynes, Can't |
netti and Steele.
Harbor River and Coast Defenses-Langford
CHAIRMAN. Spellacy, Crimmins, Pinder and
Banks and Banking Institutions -Gesford
Chairman, Boggs Pinder, Vrooman and Will
Hospitals Briceland (Chairman), Meany, Nc |
Carthy, Patterson and Crandall. |
Rules-Langford Jones and Frooman.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bv White-An Act to provide for the election |
of two additional Judges of the SuperorCourt of |
Los Angeles. Referred to the Committee on |
Judiciary.
By Moifitt-To provide for authorizing, limit |
ing and granting of franchises, and construc-
ton of steam railways in incorporated cities |
and affording security from accident therein. |
Committee ON City and County Governments
By Bowers-An Act to repeal Section 1922 of |
Title of Civil Code. Committee on Irrigation. /
BY Briceland-An Act 10 establish branch !
State Normal School in Shasta, and to provide |
for the maintenance of same. Committee on |
Education.
By Pinder (by request)-To provide for the |!
payment of the claim of the per diem and inter
est thereon of members and attaches of the Con- |
stitutional Convention. Claims
BY Cote ier-To amend Section 2yI ofthe Code |
of Civil Procedure. Judiciary.
BY Meany-To amend Section l0i6 of the Penal |
Code. relating to juries in criminal cases. Ju-
dietary.
BY Misunderstanding to contempts of Court. |
Also, to amend Section All of Civil Procedure,
relating to commencing CIVIL actions and the
service therein. Judiciary.
ITO prevent confusion the method was here
adopted TO call the roll as each Senator's name
was announced to present his bills
By Notwithstanding Section 69j of the Civil
Code exempting fish boats and nets from exc
cution. Judiciary.
Also, relating to Acknowledgements made and
certified according to law in other States and
Territories to be made valid in this State. Jul
dietary.
Also, to establish uniform system of city and
township governments, and 10 establish all index
of miscellaneous matter City and Town Gov
ernments.
By Bowers-Providng for the funding of GER
tain Indebtedness of several counties, and issu-
ance of bonds therefor. County and City Gov |
ernments.
Also. amending Section 16s of an Act estab- |
fishing a uniform system of county and town. !
ship governments.
Also, an Act to provide for an additional Judge |
for San Bernardino. Judiciary
BY Caminetti (by request of Mr.. Jonesl- |
Amending Sections 1912, 10. %, 1890, 2022, 2026
and 209i, and adding a new section. to be known |
2027. in relation to the State militia Military
Affairs.
Also, an Act to provide for Zen of loggers |
and laborers upon the logs owned by their en- |
ployers Judiciary.
By Chandler-To amend Section 527 of the |
code of Civil Procedure in relation to injunc- !
ton and service therein. Judiciary.
By Crandsll-Proyiding for the opening of |
new streets, and for the extension and widening |
of the same. and the Strengthening of existing /
streets within municipalities. County and City |
Governments.
By Dixon-An Act amending Section 2712 OF
the Act to establish Political Code, approved /
March r. 1872 Roads and Highways
BY Dray-To amend Sections 1l29, 1160, 1903, |